4 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2022/0142M(NLE)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Strongly supports the conclusion of the negotiations on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, government and trade (FLEGT) between the EU and Guyana, which will improve sustainable forest management and governance, reduce illegal logging, achieve SDGs and contribute to combating climate change and protecting biodiversity;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that poor governance and corruption in the forestry sector accelerate illegal logging and forest degradation; acknowledges Guyana’s commitment to and political will for sound forest management; stresses the need to step up efforts to combat corruption, uphold the rule of law and to reinforce data collection to improve the implementation of the traceability system;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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4. Underlines the need to ensure full stakeholder involvement, notably of women and improve gender equity, notably of women, youth and marginalized groups and local and indigenous communities and civil society, throughout the implementation and monitoring phases of the FLEGT-VPA;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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5. Stresses that the success of the entire FLEGT initiative depends on, among other things, guaranteeing effective protection for the land and full recognition of the customary rights of local communities and indigenous people, notably Amerindian communities, including the right to give or withhold their consent to any timber concession on their land, protecting environmental human right defenders and whistle- blowers, and improving the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises to conduct their activities legally;